By all accounts he wasn't too bad of a lad around the place when he was here. He struggles with being a professional footballer.
He can't really play to a system and he doesn't keep himself in great nick. I think there's some mental issues there, possibly verging on a disability (could have ADHD /Asperger's). I don't think there's any reason for people to be so against him. He's a very gifted player with a ball at his feet. If managers want to keep taking the gamble on him then good for him and them. They probably see it as the exact same low risk, low probability of coming off but potential high reward gamble that we did.